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Good Oriental Sword photos

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This Turkish armour was common for major cavalry below the Timurids (1370-1506). heavy cavalry have been the primary component of all medieval Islamic armies.

Oriental Gallery- elephant armour

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Mughal elephant armour, c. 1600. Right up until the prevalent introduction of firearms war elephants ended up a dominant force in Indian warfare. Numerous had been supplied with complete armours, but this is the only close to-full surviving instance in the world. It is made of some 8,450 iron plates joined by rows of riveted mail.